All Installation Instructions for General Electric Microwave DVM1950DR2BB

Broken lens.

Used a phillips head screw driver and loosened the lens frame under the microwave. Removed the broken lens and replaced it with the lens ordered. Put the lens frame back in place and secured it with the phillips head screw.

Parts Used:

Glass Light Lens

Gary from Warren, MI
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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time would count down but unit would not run & heat.

remove cover, unplug secondary door switch (top switch)
remove switch from holder, install new switch, plug in wires, replace cover, very easy. door switches are a common problem
with microwave ovens.

Parts Used:

Secondary Door Switch

Bill from Shawnee, OK
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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dropped the glass cooking tray while cleaning

after a couple of misfires, got the correct size tray, and replaced it in the oven.

Parts Used:

Glass Cooking Tray

Lucinda from Burke, VA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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glass light lens were broken

All one has to do is use a screw driver to remove the screws, one per lens.
Then lower the lens bracket, bend the 4 tabs holding the
lens, remove and replace the lens and screw the brackets back in place.

Less than 10 minuits.

Parts Used:

Glass Light Lens

Hugh from Slippery Rock, PA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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oven wouldn't heat

remove cover-unplug wires from secondary switch-remove switch-snap in new switch-plug in wires-replace cover-works great. very easy to do.

Parts Used:

Secondary Door Switch

Bill from Shawnee, OK
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Microwave fan would run when opening the door. Evenutally the mircowave would not run, but the electrical panel was still working

Opened the microwave oven door, unscrewed two screws which held the control panel on, then I removed two of the door switches (each had two screws), and then used the continuity tester to see which one was not operating. It turned out to be the secondary door switch, replaced it and to my amazement, the microwave worked. I have never repaired an appliance before but I didn't want to replace our over-the-stove built in microwave. It was the best day ever when it was working again! The hardest part was getting myself to try the repair.

Parts Used:

Secondary Door Switch

Julie from Elm Grove, WI
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Microwave worked but oven fan came on when door was opened - should onlly come on when oven is operating.

Removed the microwave with the buit in housing from the cabinet. Removed microwave from built in housing. Removed outer cabinet giving access to remove control panel and smart board where switches are located. Removed control panel to get to smartboard. Removed smart board after disconnecting a few wires to allow easy removal. Individually removed and then tested each switch using multimeter. Found seondary Door Switch (bottom of smart board) operation to be intermittent (switch trip button extremely loose and rattle inside this particular switch) Ordered replacement part which came very quickly on standard shipping order. Put new switch on smart board and remounted, reinstalled control panel and reconnected various wire connectors previously disconnected. Then plugged in oven and tested for opertation - didn't work at all! But, after bleeding off capacior charge by removing connectors and discharging capacitor to ground, then reassembling control board and smart board into oven, then trying agian, it has worked perfectly ever since. Do not understand why capacitor disconnect/discharge was required but suspect this reset the control electronics. Easy fix and hope to get another 12 years out of this appliance which is used multiple times every day. Also have two other identical micorwave ovens, one is 20 years old, but these get used relatively infrequently.

Parts Used:

Secondary Door Switch

Gerald from Mountain View, AR
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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would not turn on - plug in and would shut off right away

thank you very much.

Parts Used:

Monitor Door Switch

Secondary Door Switch

Vita from Flagstaff, AZ
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Unit would not come on.

removed access panal, found soft switch as discribed on your web site. removed and replaced.

Parts Used:

Secondary Door Switch

Phillip from Umatilla, FL
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Microwave came on when door open

Turn off main power bracker. Removed fan vent, removed control panel, disconnect leads to the three monitor switches. Replaced the secondary switch (top). Reversed procedures.

Parts Used:

Monitor Door Switch

Secondary Door Switch

Barry from Navarre, FL
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Light worked, timer and control pad worked, but no turntable, no heat, no noises of any sort, just didn't start up

It was a snap using the instructions given. The key is getting into the unit. I did have to use a multimeter to find the failed switch since there are two of that type.

Parts Used:

Secondary Door Switch

Timothy from Middletown, NJ
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers, Wrench set

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Broken platter in micro wave

Very easy ordered on line placed it in microwave

Parts Used:

Glass Cooking Tray

Andrew from ScotttsDale, AZ
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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glass broken

replaced the glass

Parts Used:

Glass Light Lens

jerry from gulfport, MS
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Charcoal filter installation

Very easy. Removed two screws holding the top vent cover, slid it to the left and removed it. Next I installed the filter and replaced the cover and the screws. Just that easy. Less than 5 minutes.

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